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Subject: Re: Using cygwin headers/libraries in MS compiled programs
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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:32:59 +0800
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<Neil DOT Mowbray AT calgacus DOT com> writes:

> Folks,
>
> Apologies for the dumb question and  please re-direct if there is a better
> forum.
>
> How do I use cygwin *.h and *.dll in MS console programs?
>
> If I include <sys/cygwin.h> in a MS program I get many conflicts between
> the cygwin CRT and MS CRT stuff.  Is my only options to "port" the headers
> to MS and dynamically load the cygwin functions with LoadLibrary()?
>
> What calling conventions do I need for cygwin functions in MS compiled
> code?
>
> All I really want is cygwin_conv_path() so that my MS programs can accept
> cygwin paths.

Why not just wright a bash script to invoke your program like:

prog.exe "`cygpath -alw _path_`"

This way, no matter whether is _path_ in Posix or Win32 format, you can
get what you want.

>
> Regards, Neil
>
>
>
>
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